KansasKansas Judicial Council would have lawyers from each congressional district
The failed proposal would have required the chief justice to fill Kansas Judicial Council lawyer seats by congressional district as vacancies arose.
What it does
The proposal would have required one resident lawyer from each congressional district on Kansas’s Judicial Council as seats became vacant, without displacing members appointed before July 1, 2025.
Argument forHaving a lawyer from each congressional district could give different parts of Kansas a voice on the Judicial Council.
Argument againstRequiring lawyers from specific congressional districts could limit the chief justice’s choices when filling vacant council seats.
More detail
The chief justice would have appointed one resident lawyer from each congressional district to the Kansas Judicial Council. The requirement would have covered the lawyer seats on the Kansas Judicial Council, using congressional districts. The membership rule would not have displaced council members appointed before July 1, 2025. Lawyer appointments would also have had to follow K.S.A. 75-4315c, a separate state law whose requirements are not included here. The proposal specified appointments on and after July 1, 2025, as council seats became vacant. The act would have taken effect upon publication in the statute book.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 10Died in CommitteeDied
- 2025
- Feb 6Referred to Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 5IntroducedIntroduced
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